AMFTA members: Airbus, Boeing, COMAC and Embraer.

AMFTA is composed of the following aircraft manufacturers, each represented by their Head of Training or a designated representative. All four member manufacturers have implemented the multi-engine prerequisite of AMFTA Recommendation 200303.01 as mandatory in their manufacturer training prerequisites.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors: the manufacturers’ Heads of Training.

Biographies are available as PDF documents for each member of the board.

AMFTA President
AMFTA

Captain Jean-Michel Bigarré

Founder & President

Jean-Michel leads AMFTA as Founder & President, drawing upon 30 years of experience in aviation and flight training. In 2019 he founded AMFTA as part of his vision to improve flight safety via the creation of a harmonised flight training level worldwide.

Full biography

Previously, Jean-Michel was Head of Flight Training Worldwide & VP Training and Flight Ops for major jet and turboprop aircraft manufacturers and has held executive positions including CEO & Member of the Executive Board for different aircraft and simulator companies. He graduated at Air France and the French Civil Aviation University (ENAC), began his career with a major European airline, then joined the French Aviation Authorities to manage ab initio and advanced training. He is current on the A320/A330/A350 and A380 and still acts as Instructor and Examiner on both Airbus aircraft and light aircraft.

Airbus Chairman
Airbus

Captain Stéphan Labrucherie

Director & Chairman

Airbus Head of Flight Training Worldwide. Stéphan joined Airbus in 2011 as TRI on the A320/A330 and became Head of TRIs and Head of the Airbus Europe Training Centre prior to his current position.

Full biography

Stéphan started his flying training in 1991 in France and the USA and began his career in 1994 on turboprop operations. From 1997 to 2004 he flew for French charter operators on the B737 and A330, before joining two national carriers in the United Arab Emirates and in China on the A320 and A330. He is current on A320, A330, A350 and A380, and TRI/TRE on A320, A330 and A350. Since 1995 he has been particularly involved in Human Factors, CRM and Emergency Response research and training, as well as the implementation of new training concepts such as CBTA.

Airbus Secretary
Airbus

Susannah Crabol

Member Representative & Secretary

Susannah co-created AMFTA in collaboration with its Airbus founding member Jean-Michel Bigarré in 2019. She has over 20 years of experience in the aeronautical industry, in flight training as well as in maintenance and engineering.

Full biography

She brings her technical, contractual and commercial experience to AMFTA, combined with a strong corporate communication background, and has held various positions in Airbus Services such as Head of Europe & Americas (Contracts & Warranty), Marketing, and Strategic Portfolio Management. Throughout her career she has focused on building airline operational exchanges to facilitate a smooth transition from the manufacturer to operations.

Boeing Treasurer
Boeing

Mark Albert

Director & Treasurer

Director of Business and Program Management, Commercial Training Solutions, Boeing Global Services, responsible for the 777X training program and the development of Boeing's Competency Based Training and Assessment program.

Full biography

Mark is also President and Chief Operating Officer of Boeing U.S. Training and Flight Services. He joined Boeing in 1989 and the Boeing Commercial Airplanes training organization in 1991. Since then he has led the implementation of training programs including the 737NG, 787 and 737 MAX, managed Boeing's worldwide training network for commercial pilot and maintainer training, and in 2015 led both the training organization and the training business for Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

COMAC Director
COMAC

Captain Jin Yibin

Director

Chief Engineer of Aircraft Operation Safety, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Senior Pilot, graduate of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China, EMBA from Tsinghua University, and PIC on ARJ21, B737, B747, A320 and A330.

Full biography

Before joining COMAC, Mr. Jin worked at Air China as Deputy Manager, Manager of Flight Fleet, Deputy General Manager of General Flight Fleet, General Manager of the Flight Technical Management Department and General Manager of the Zhejiang Branch. He was also Executive Chairman of the Cooperative Development of Operational Safety & Continuing Airworthiness Programme North Asia (COSCAP-NA).

Embraer Director
Embraer

Captain Alexandre Toribio

Director

Head of Flight Crew Training, Embraer. Alexandre holds FAA and ANAC Airline Transport Pilot Licenses and is type rated on Embraer commercial and executive jets, with wide experience as instructor, Captain, TRI and TRE.

Full biography

He began his aviation career in 1986 as a flight instructor, later flying executive jets as demo pilot and instructor for Beechcraft/Raytheon and FlightSafety International, then joined Rio Sul (Varig Group) as ERJ145 pilot and training instructor. He joined Embraer in 2004 as demo and instructor pilot for the APAC region, was expatriated to China in 2007 to build the local Flight Operations and Training team, returned to Brazil in 2018 as Chief Pilot for Commercial and Defense, and was appointed Head of Crew Training for Embraer worldwide in 2023.

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